Jocelyn Lambert Squires
@jocelynsquires.bsky.social
Toronto-centric voice for architecture and urbanism. Transit nerd. Recovering American. Research, writing, bikes, architect-adjacent. (EN/FR, she/her/elle)
Nice try, AI. Always be skeptical!
(In case you don't know: the text is wrong but the photo is right, correct answer is @joshmatlow.bsky.social.)
(In case you don't know: the text is wrong but the photo is right, correct answer is @joshmatlow.bsky.social.)
November 20, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Nice try, AI. Always be skeptical!
(In case you don't know: the text is wrong but the photo is right, correct answer is @joshmatlow.bsky.social.)
(In case you don't know: the text is wrong but the photo is right, correct answer is @joshmatlow.bsky.social.)
It's almost time for gingerbread architecture! Let that fill your heart instead. Look at this lovely synagogue!
November 18, 2025 at 3:06 AM
It's almost time for gingerbread architecture! Let that fill your heart instead. Look at this lovely synagogue!
I finally understand butter tarts. I feel one level more Canadian!
November 16, 2025 at 1:55 AM
I finally understand butter tarts. I feel one level more Canadian!
if you choose your friends well
someday they may MC a brutalism x film trivia night
and it will be fun
(the friend in question is @joelleondanis.bsky.social and this was for ADFF + @tosoarch.bsky.social at TIFF)
someday they may MC a brutalism x film trivia night
and it will be fun
(the friend in question is @joelleondanis.bsky.social and this was for ADFF + @tosoarch.bsky.social at TIFF)
November 15, 2025 at 6:06 AM
if you choose your friends well
someday they may MC a brutalism x film trivia night
and it will be fun
(the friend in question is @joelleondanis.bsky.social and this was for ADFF + @tosoarch.bsky.social at TIFF)
someday they may MC a brutalism x film trivia night
and it will be fun
(the friend in question is @joelleondanis.bsky.social and this was for ADFF + @tosoarch.bsky.social at TIFF)
This is my robot vacuum, named Robot. Today, Robot has eaten a phone charger and taken it to the hiding spot under the sideboard. Try telling me Robot isn't a pet.
November 12, 2025 at 12:41 AM
This is my robot vacuum, named Robot. Today, Robot has eaten a phone charger and taken it to the hiding spot under the sideboard. Try telling me Robot isn't a pet.
Lanesboro, MN is a beautiful town with a strong focus on bike tourism, with the Root River State Trail connecting cyclists with other small towns in the valley. It was just past season, but the half-full trees exposed ancient limestone cliffs in SE Minnesota's Driftless landscape.
November 10, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Lanesboro, MN is a beautiful town with a strong focus on bike tourism, with the Root River State Trail connecting cyclists with other small towns in the valley. It was just past season, but the half-full trees exposed ancient limestone cliffs in SE Minnesota's Driftless landscape.
Chicago O'Hare Airport. Occasionally chaotic but has some beautiful moments.
The dinosaur is giving me some bad ideas. ROM dinos + Jays gear? Good idea right???
The dinosaur is giving me some bad ideas. ROM dinos + Jays gear? Good idea right???
November 7, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Chicago O'Hare Airport. Occasionally chaotic but has some beautiful moments.
The dinosaur is giving me some bad ideas. ROM dinos + Jays gear? Good idea right???
The dinosaur is giving me some bad ideas. ROM dinos + Jays gear? Good idea right???
Hark, a penny! These went extinct in Canada, a loss no one dwelled on, the one good policy of the Harper era.
November 7, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Hark, a penny! These went extinct in Canada, a loss no one dwelled on, the one good policy of the Harper era.
Pretty sure this pumpkin carver dabbled in the occult. Reposting because it, uh, seems a little too foreshadowy from when I originally posted on Halloween (before Game 6!).
Even catches an eerie California reference with the "Governator".
Here's hoping it's true 😈
Even catches an eerie California reference with the "Governator".
Here's hoping it's true 😈
November 3, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Pretty sure this pumpkin carver dabbled in the occult. Reposting because it, uh, seems a little too foreshadowy from when I originally posted on Halloween (before Game 6!).
Even catches an eerie California reference with the "Governator".
Here's hoping it's true 😈
Even catches an eerie California reference with the "Governator".
Here's hoping it's true 😈
Ok but also:
November 1, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Ok but also:
And a few more!
November 1, 2025 at 1:58 AM
And a few more!
Some good vibes from a walk around the neighbourhood!
November 1, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Some good vibes from a walk around the neighbourhood!
Ok well that was great timing!!! The crowd just erupted
October 28, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Ok well that was great timing!!! The crowd just erupted
I know it's not a shining point in the game but I love how much the Jays are bringing the city together. It's not exactly warm, and the outdoor stage at @utoronto.ca King's College Circle is packed with people. ❤️
October 28, 2025 at 1:18 AM
I know it's not a shining point in the game but I love how much the Jays are bringing the city together. It's not exactly warm, and the outdoor stage at @utoronto.ca King's College Circle is packed with people. ❤️
I miss these guys and didn't realize they've been accessible all along through the north Don Valley Trail access ❤️
October 12, 2025 at 8:03 PM
I miss these guys and didn't realize they've been accessible all along through the north Don Valley Trail access ❤️
Yes!!! That one is brilliant!
I'm sure you know this one too: the Borden Park Pavilion, also by gh3. It's not pure infrastructure in the same way as it's habitable, but still such a delightful, whimsical structure.
I'm sure you know this one too: the Borden Park Pavilion, also by gh3. It's not pure infrastructure in the same way as it's habitable, but still such a delightful, whimsical structure.
October 12, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Yes!!! That one is brilliant!
I'm sure you know this one too: the Borden Park Pavilion, also by gh3. It's not pure infrastructure in the same way as it's habitable, but still such a delightful, whimsical structure.
I'm sure you know this one too: the Borden Park Pavilion, also by gh3. It's not pure infrastructure in the same way as it's habitable, but still such a delightful, whimsical structure.
I tried to explain this to fellow bike ravers, but was met with blank stares. Some people just want to have fun, and not everyone thinks it is fun to muse about the public realm. It's a good lesson to me on having friends outside the urban/architecture bubble.
October 11, 2025 at 9:53 PM
I tried to explain this to fellow bike ravers, but was met with blank stares. Some people just want to have fun, and not everyone thinks it is fun to muse about the public realm. It's a good lesson to me on having friends outside the urban/architecture bubble.
We passed through quite a few parks designed by CCxA, a legacy of the flamboyant Claude Cormier, who brought fun and humour to public space in Toronto. Our longest stop was at Leslie Lookout Park, and I'm sure he would have enjoyed seeing it used for a celebration of bikes, lights, and music.
October 11, 2025 at 9:53 PM
We passed through quite a few parks designed by CCxA, a legacy of the flamboyant Claude Cormier, who brought fun and humour to public space in Toronto. Our longest stop was at Leslie Lookout Park, and I'm sure he would have enjoyed seeing it used for a celebration of bikes, lights, and music.
The bike rave this week was filmed for the German-produced TV show "Megacities", about night life around the world. The route we took led us along the waterfront, and through many of the areas I associate with Toronto's renewal in the past decade to a city that values public space.
October 11, 2025 at 9:53 PM
The bike rave this week was filmed for the German-produced TV show "Megacities", about night life around the world. The route we took led us along the waterfront, and through many of the areas I associate with Toronto's renewal in the past decade to a city that values public space.
Stumbled on both a bike rave AND a normal rave. Nuit Blanche is such an important lynchpin for creative communities in the city.
October 5, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Stumbled on both a bike rave AND a normal rave. Nuit Blanche is such an important lynchpin for creative communities in the city.
The identifiably Toronto trash cans were covered. I assumed it referenced the erasure of Toronto's identity in film, the subject of an excellent installation. But it actually was because they can't handle the levels of trash.
October 5, 2025 at 8:42 AM
The identifiably Toronto trash cans were covered. I assumed it referenced the erasure of Toronto's identity in film, the subject of an excellent installation. But it actually was because they can't handle the levels of trash.
With themes of cultural erasure brought up in several installations, I liked the choice for the pedestrianized area being in Chinatown. It also links the festival to the AGO. (One of the City Hall installations even referenced the displacement of Chinatown in the construction of City Hall.)
October 5, 2025 at 8:24 AM
With themes of cultural erasure brought up in several installations, I liked the choice for the pedestrianized area being in Chinatown. It also links the festival to the AGO. (One of the City Hall installations even referenced the displacement of Chinatown in the construction of City Hall.)
Art is great, but the real reason I love Nuit Blanche is the people in the streets. It's also amazing to see people sitting everywhere this evening -- partly because of the warmth, but partly also because there's more seating in the city than there used to be.
October 5, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Art is great, but the real reason I love Nuit Blanche is the people in the streets. It's also amazing to see people sitting everywhere this evening -- partly because of the warmth, but partly also because there's more seating in the city than there used to be.
Lovely evening at Old City Hall, celebrating the building as it should be: a glorious space to foster community. Thanks ERA Architects for the great evening!
October 4, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Lovely evening at Old City Hall, celebrating the building as it should be: a glorious space to foster community. Thanks ERA Architects for the great evening!